Que Sera Seramyu

by Amidala

Please refer to disclaimer and notes in part 1.

Part 12 - Depression

	Marina walked down the hall to her room alone.  Everyone went for drinks 
after dinner.  Being only 12, she couldn't join them in the bar.  She was 
also the newbie and felt a bit left out despite their best efforts to 
welcome her in. As she took her key out of her purse, she noticed Nao 
standing in front of Ryuji's room.  Hadn't they all had enough of Ryuji's 
room?
	Walking slowly up to the Uranus actress, Marina noticed that she seemed 
depressed about something.  "Uh, Nao-san, are you all right?" Marina asked 
softly.
	Nao turned to see the young Sailor Moon actress.  "Marina.  Yes. I'm all 
right."  Nao lied, hoping that she didn't see through her.  "Hey, how about 
we go an get some ice cream?"
	Marina perked up.  "Are you buying, Nao-san?"
	Nao chuckled.  "Sure.  Why not?"  Nao was pretty sure she knew why Marina 
seemed to be a little depressed.  She was only 12 and most of the others 
were heading off to the bar.  She obviously couldn't join in the fun there.
	As they passed the door to Yuhka's room, Nao told Marina to wait.  She 
wanted to invite Yuhka along.  Marina didn't mind.  But when Nao knocked 
there was no answer.  That was odd.  Yuhka had said that she was tired and 
was going to turn in.  Where did she go?  Was she that tired or was she out 
of the room?  The fact that she didn't answer bothered Nao more than it 
should have.

	In the bar, Ryuji smiled at Yuhka.  He noticed that she seemed a little 
distant.  "Is there something wrong, Yuhka?" he asked noticing that the 
others in the bar were snickering in their direction.
	"What? Oh. No. Nothing is wrong." Yuhka replied.  "I was just kind of 
hoping to spend sometime with Nao tonight, but she had something else in 
mind."
	"Oh? Like what?" Ryuji wondered.  The diary.  He sighed.  She probably 
found it.  He glared at the others.  Hey, wasn't that the diary in front of 
Rei?  What the heck was she doing with it?
	Yuhka sighed.  "She couldn't tell me." Yuhka replied.  "I thought that we 
had an understanding."
	Ryuji looked at the actress.  He didn't know what to say.  "Look, don't 
worry too much about it.  I'm sure it's nothing.  Nao cares about you very 
much.  I can see that."
	"Sometimes, I am not so sure.  I think that she is using me." Yuhka 
replied.  "I care about her very much."
	Ryuji could see that too.  He couldn't tell her how Nao felt.  That would 
be betraying her trust and he never meant to do that.

	Hikari looked at Rei.
	"What?" Rei asked her friend.  Great.  I have a feeling that I know what 
she's thinking...
	Just then there was a loud scream.  Sayuri and Momoko, dressed in ninja 
uniforms burst into the bar and started dancing around the table shouting 
about some untamed evil force.  They revealed their secret weapon to depose 
of the evilness.  Marshmallows!
	Before anybody could react to the intrusion Sayuri and Momoko began pelting 
Rei, Tae and Hikari with them.
	Sayuri noticed Ryuji and Yuhka in the corner.  "MORE DEMONS!" she shouted 
pointing the two out to Momoko.
	Momoko let out a yell and started pelting Yuhka while Sayuri handled Ryuji.

	Yuhka screamed.  Then she realized that it didn't hurt.  What was that?  
Marshmallows?

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